Definition of blaspheme

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blas·pheme    (bls-fm, blsfm) KEY  

VERB:
blas·phemed , blas·phem·ing , blas·phemes
VERB:
tr.

1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
2. To revile; execrate.

VERB:
intr.

To speak blasphemy.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English blasfemen, from Old French blasfemer, from Late Latin blasphmre, from Greek blasphmein, from blasphmos, evil-speaking, blasphemous; see bh- ² in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
blas·phemer   (bls-fmr, blsf-) KEY  (Noun)

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